Garment-holder.



L. POSNEE.

GARMENT HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 20, 1912.

1,068,270. Patented July 22, 1913.

WIT/758858 INVENTOR Z4 .[ouzs Zosner I By W ATTORNEYS PATENT OFFICE.

LOUIS POSNER, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

GARMENT-HOLDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 22, 1913.

Application filed April 20, 1912. Serial No. 692,199.

To aZZ whom, it may concern:

Be it known that T, Louis PosNnn, a subject of the Czar of Russia, and aresident of the city of New York, borough of Brooklyn, in the county ofKings and State of New York, have invented a new and Improvedlarment-llolder, of which the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription.

Among the principal objects which .the present invention has in vieware: to provide a fastener of the character mentioned having clampingmeans constructed and arranged to avoid presenting engaging parts orelements for entanglement with the clothing of the person wearing thefastener; and to provide a holder of the character derribed, theconstruction of which is compact, durable, and economical.

Reference is to be had. to the accompanying drawings forming a part ofthis speciiication, in which similar characters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the views, and in which Figure 1 is aperspective view of a holder constructed and arranged in accordance withthe present invention, Fig. 2is a longitudinal vertical. section takenon the median line of the holder, showing the clamping jaw thereof inreleased position; Fig. 3 is a view similar to Fig. 2, showing theclamping jaw in locked position; and Fig. 4 is a top view of the holder,the clamping jaw being in released position; and Fig. 5 is alcmgitudinal sectional view of a modi- 'fied form of the invention.

As seen in the drawings, the holder consists primarily of a U-shapedspring body 9. The body 9 is provided with substantially straight andparallel sections 10 and 11, spaced apart to permit the insertionbetween the same of one or more layers of the garment to be fastened.The section 11 is extended slightly beyond the end of the section 10 toprovide a rest 12, as shown best in F31 a of the drawings, to guide thematerial being inserted between the sections 10 and 11. The section 10is provided with an arch 13, which is raised above the surface of thesection 1.0 sufficiently to form an ample pocket for the clamp head 14of a clamp lever 15.

Adjacent the arch 13, the material forming the section 10 is reinforcedto provide hinge tabs 16. The tabs 16, as seen best in Fig. 1 of thedrawings, are pierced to receive a hinge pin 17, forming the pivot forthe lever 15. The tabs 16 are disposed at the junction of the arch 13and the uni form level of the section 10 adjacent the free end of thesection 10. At the opposite side of the arch l3 and involving both thearch 13 and the body of the section 10 adjacent the said arch, is formeda slot 18. The slot- 18 is provided to pocket a boss 1.9, which is setout from the head 14. \Vhen the lever disposed as shown in Fig. 2 ofdrawings, the handle end of the lever 15 is depressed, and rests in anopening 20 formed in the section 10, to receive the same at thehinge-provided side of the arch 13. The lever 15 is provided withacurved handle portion, the enlarged .end of which rests against thearch 13 and at the side opposite the hinge 17, when, as seen in Fig. 3,the lever is moved to operative or clamping position.

The lever is provided with an elongated clamp head 14, preferablyformed, as shown in the drawings, from a tube. The length of the head14: equals the width of the section 11, and when closed, as seen in Fig.8, rests upon side rails formed at each side of an opening 23 in thesection 11. The openin 23 is provided in the section 11 to receive thefabric of the garment to be fastened, when the same is forced therein bythe boss 19. The boss 19, as shown in Fig. 3, rests between the rails22, extending downward into the opening 23. lVhen the cloth beingfastened is engaged by the head 14, the same is held by the double gripof the ends of the head clamping the fabric between the rails 22 and thehead, and is further gripped and stretched about the boss 19, whichforces the material into the opening 23. After being clamped, all effortto pull the fabric from the grip of the head 14 is prevented by thehandle portion of the lever 15 resting, as it does, firmly on the arch13. lVhen it is desired to release the fabric, this is accomplished bylifting the handle 15 and rotating the lever until the head lt is liftedinto the arch 13. The passage between the sections 10 and 11 is thenclear, to permit the easy and free withdrawal of the fabric.

In the modified form of the holder as shown in Fig. 5 the metal isstruck down to form a pocket recess 24, in lieu of the opening 23. Theoperation of the two forms is the same.

Having thus described my invention, I

claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent 1- 1. A garmentholder, having a U-shaped spring body provided with parallel juxtaposedsections, the upper of said sections being shaped to form an arch abovethe normal level of said sections; and a locking lever pivotally mountedon said upper section adjacent said arch, said lever being provided witha clamping head adapted in operative position to cooperate with thelower section of said body and adapted in inoperative position to restwithin said arch, said lever being also provided with a handle portionshaped to conform with and rest upon said arch, said head being providedwith a boss, and said sections being both slotted to receive said bosswhen said lever is o-peratively and inoperatively disposed.

2. A garment holder, having a U-shaped spring body provided withparallel juxtaposed sections, the upper of said sections being shaped toform an arch above the nor mal level of said sections; a locking leverpivotally mounted on said upper section, adjacent said arch, said leverbeing provided with a clamping head adapted in operative position tocooperate with the lower section of said body, and adapted ininoperative position to rest within said arch, said lever being alsoprovided with a handle por tion shaped to conform with and rest uponsaid arch; a boss integrally formed on said head; and slots formed insaid upper section, to receive said boss and said handle when said leveris operatively and inoperatively disposed. v

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

LOUIS POSNER.

-Witnesses E. F. MonDooK, PHILIP D. ROLLI-IAUS.

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